The Action Cannot Be Completed Because The File Is Open In COM Surrogate !!TOP!!

When you try to rename, delete, or move a file or folder, you might receive the message, "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program." This guide describes several possible ways to resolve this problem.

The action cannot be completed because the file is open in COM Surrogate

This error message can be very frustrating if you cannot move or delete the file or folder you are working with. This error message is generated when the folder or files within the folder are locked because they are being used by Windows or another program running in Windows.

Restarting File Explorer (Windows Explorer) is one of the easiest solutions. Still, it is only temporary - "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program" problem might reoccur. Nevertheless, we recommend you try this solution first.

"The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program" error can be caused by thumbnails. Windows keeps a copy of all of your picture, video, and document thumbnails so they can be displayed quickly when you open a folder.

On Windows 10 File Explorer, you can enable or disable a Preview pane shown on the right side of the window. As the name implies, you can use it to preview the contents of certain types of files. If you select an image file in File Explorer, you can see a preview, and if you select a text file, you can also preview its contents, and so on. Disabling the Preview pane might help fix "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program," since an enabled Preview pane is sometimes the reason for this error.

By default, File Explorer opens windows in a single process. Enabling Explorer to open separate processes for the file browser can improve the stability of the Explorer shell, and this method might help fix the "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program" error.

You should be automatically be directed to the Windows Update section. Click "Check for updates" - Windows will start checking for updates. If there are updates available, install them and check for updates again (just to ensure that you have the latest updates on your operating system). Check if this helps solve the "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program" error.

This might be a solution that you have not considered - it has actually helped some people to fix the "The action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program" problem. Find "Recycle Bin" on your Desktop and right-click it. Then, select "Empty Recycle Bin" from the drop-down menu.

I keep having the "The action can't be completed because the file is open in Adobe Acrobat DC" when the file is not open. I have to completely close adobe to be able to delete/rename/move the file in question. It's been happening more often lately.

Hope you are doing well and sorry for the trouble. As described you are getting the error 'The action can't be completed because the file is open in Adobe Acrobat DC' when you try to to delete/rename/move the file.

I keep having the \"The action can't be completed because the file is open in Adobe Acrobat DC\" when the file is not open. I have to completely close adobe to be able to delete/rename/move the file in question. It's been happening more often lately. I save the files to my creative cloud folder if that makes a difference. 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